These days I find myself in a new category and it’s called ‘working mom’. Truth be told, I never really expected to be a working mom. My mom stayed at home with me and her mom stayed home with her, so it just seemed that I would do the same. However, living in 2017 doesn’t really afford me that opportunity. Costs have risen, while wages haven’t. So it seems that two incomes are necessary more now than ever before to keep everything running smoothly.

I have worked hard for my career. I think it would be fair to say that getting my engineering degree was one of the hardest things that I have ever done in my life. It’s allowed me to find employment somewhat easier than other fields during times of economic recession. For that reason I feel like I should use it fo...